New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-17
SPRING NOTES FROM TUXEDO.

PIGEON suooTING-IMPRovEME PREF
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TUXEDO PARK April l6-SIxteen members OF tne ciuo
were present at the pigeon grounds last Saturday ana
engaged In tho regular contest for silver trophies pro
ided for the OCCASION The silver handicap cup Tor
members only won by c. f. watson hahui''p
"a yars with a score of ten birds straight Ine ITO
for-a handicap cup borne or by J. seaVef faso
with tho same score, his distance being 80 yards
The birds wero fast and the sportsmen had me uls
Of il altogether, the average scores being high.
Tho fno weather has allowed building on inc
cottages and work on the grounds to proceed tast.
Richard Mortimer bought twelve acres in triangle
overlooking the tho lake drive near tne res
eryolr road. ON this he will build cottage W ooS'
$4,000 tho plans being already drawn MI
.Lorlllads house VIII cost S9o'ooo' anu se'eiA'
Others will cost from 100000 to 100000 These are
dciyucd for permanent homes and will add greatly to
tho architecture Of tho park
pretty as well patriotic idea struck MT baiu'
win, tho manager, few days ago. ana areaiS IL i
carried in the shape Of rude little oS lort On inc
crown of a rocky hill west Of the clubhouse. on TINS
n cannon 4, mounted and small nas can be seen
floating. At the proper hour the sound OIL Ousi"
nlayine taps comes floating down to the clubhouse
and sets tho echoes answering and dying down the 1kc
who tho Dag futtcrs down from the STAN inc iot'
might seem q little inc0ngruOus were IL not that IL
MARKS historic ground; for Washington moNed ACROSS
tho ground ON his departure from Newburg, and the
I
clubhouse The fort will be capital place for walks
cspeclally for young people who like tough scramble
nm hill and fine view and probable scclusion as
reward.
largo part OF the polo grounds Is levccd OH ana
ready for its coating OF fifteen inches OF muck SOIL ana
compost When sown and rolled 1t Is expected 10 ue-
veop turf in marvcllousy short time, so as to be tit
to play on this The club has some OF TIE
best oo players In the country, including Oliver lsein
A. Belmont r.. SANFORD brothers, Thomas Hitch
cock f. g. GriswoId, c. g. Peters, DR.. Green and the
Lorillard brothers
The present week Will the transformation OF the
lawn tennis grounds west of the clubhouse from q
rocky uneven waste Of shrubbery to level piece OF
turf quickly do the HUNDREDS Oh men , %orA' IAN
The coaching scheme Is taxing shape. lt Is now
likely that n. @. Lorillard VIII drive the ooaGh, Wd,
NewYorI to the park semi or uweehiy III aDout ,htc
hours time. Tho distance Is thlrty-seven miles ana
thirty horses will DO needed for relays IL Is also an.
nounced that W. NJ. Havcmcyer has contemplated
asking tho Coaching Club to come to his M9ha SUt
bc will entertain them by driving them with his own
fom-in-hand to Tuxedo the following day
ground has been broken for church IN the village.
After enough tmc has elapsed to enlist further cohr
buttons and consider what plan Wi DC most S h
built on q rocky point south OF the village.
Tho leo in the lakc has not yet disappeared ~ pclhs
so still and protected by hills that thaws gradually.
The trout are growing finely and the pheasans are
doing we'll that 1t is expected they VII Hip. breed 10
lncment and about 1000 at large about two'thlrd.
being lens. They will have range or preserve OF
Anon the arrivals at tho clubhouse in the past
three DAYS were W. NJ. Havemeyer, walker b. smith
McCreay Snd ; G GcS r5 cS D
Ter If. Davis. Miss Pearsall Miss Endicott. +. W.
Bowdtch Conch James c, hee1s GoS M s
Thomas Barring. IT, Chalmers G. T. Watson, J. seavei
Page, A. c. Norman and II. II. Brown.